US Hit by Widespread Extreme Weather

The United States is experiencing a series of extreme weather events, including blizzards from South Dakota to United States===Michigan's Upper Peninsula, wildfires across the Great Plains, and severe thunderstorms and tornadoes from the central Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic. Concurrently, the US West faces record-breaking heat, and United States===Hawaii is grappling with heavy rains and flooding. These events have resulted in thousands of flight cancellations, widespread power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, and emergency declarations by governors in United States===Nebraska, United States===Minnesota, United States===Wisconsin, and United States===Michigan. The cold weather is also expected to increase demand for Natural gas for heating.